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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJanuary 2, 2007 C&"\;\lc;t Cw WI l ttUl I-llo --01 0 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W, . ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304. (763) 755-5100 FAX (763) 755-8923. WWW.CI.ANDOVER.MN.US ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING January 2, 2007 6:00 p.m. Conference Rooms A & B AGENDA 1. Call to Order - 6:00 p.m. 2. Approval of Minutes (12/05/06 Regular Mtg.) 3. Organizational Items 0 4. Consider New Letter of Intent (for Light Industrial Lot) 5. TIP Cash Flow Presentation 6. Update on Economic Development Activities 7. Other Business 8. Adjourn 0 0 ANDOVER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING JANUARY 2, 2007 - MINUTES A Meeting of the Andover Economic Development Authority was called to order by Vice President Julie Trude, January 2,2007, 6:00 p.m., at the Andover City Hall, 1685 Crosstown Boulevard NW, Andover, Minnesota. Present: Commissioners Don Jacobson, Mike Knight, Ken Orttel, Julie Trude; Voting resident members Joyce Twistol and Robert Nowak Absent: Edward Schultz (Advisor to the EDA) Also present: Executive Director, Jim Dickinson Community Development Director, Will Neumeister City Engineer, Dave Berkowitz Others 0 APPRO V AL OF MINUTES December 5, 2006: Correct as written. MOTION by Jacobson, Seconded by Nowak, approval of the Minutes as written. Motion carried unanimously. Commissioner Mike Knight arrived at 6:03 p.m. President Mike Gamache arrived at 6:04 p.m. Commissioner Ken Orttel arrived at 6:05 p.m. ORGANIZATIONAL ITEMS Executive Director Dickinson stated the newly appointed Commissioners will need to sign an Oath of Office. The Commission consented to remove Mr. Schultz from the Commission. Q CONSIDER NEW LETTER OF INTENT (FOR LIGHT INDUSTRIAL LOT) The EDA is asked to review the attached "Letter of Intent" from Dynamic Sealing Technologies, Inc. indicating they would like to buy one of the light industrial parcels located in Andover 0 Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes - January 2, 2007 Page 2 Station North. Commissioner Knight wondered what the product is. Mr. Neumeister indicated it is a machine shop business. Ken & Jeff Meister, applicants, explained what their business is. They noted they currently have a building in Ham Lake but have outgrown it. Commissioner Trude understood the business has grown and done well and she wondered if in the future they would want to be in a space where they could expand. Mr. Meister stated they are looking five years in the future at this time. Oil and gas is a big factor for the applicant right now and drives part of their business at this time. Commissioner Trude thought they were looking at large truck delivery and she wondered if the access would work for them. Mr. Meister stated they will be getting large truck deliveries into the business and will use UPS to remove the product from the business. Commissioner Jacobson asked if the road is covered in the cost of the land. Mr. Dickinson stated it is factored into the price of the land. 0 Commissioner Jacobson noted the EDA cannot control preliminary plat approval, that is the responsibility of the City Council. Commissioner Jacobson thought the down payment of$5,000 should be made non-refundable in case the applicant decides to back out of the project. Commissioner Orttel thought this is a moot point because he did not think this would be an issue. Mr. Dickinson thought they could tighten the due diligence a little bit. Commissioner Jacobson stated they could make it refundable for six months and after six months make it non-refundable. The applicant agreed with this. Commissioner Orttel wondered ifit is typical to drop the utilities at the edge of the property. Mr. Neumeister stated the funeral home has agreed to build the street and run the utilities across the easement to the north property line. Mr. Neumeister stated the funeral home would need to bring in a pipe at least half the way onto the lot and the City would cover the rest to extend the pipe to the other lot. The funeral home would pay half the costs. Mr. Berkowitz stated they would look at building a nine ton road to access the property. 0 Commissioner Trude thought they had an agreement with the funeral home to upgrade the access road. Mr. Berkowitz stated the funeral home would pay for the access road and the City would pay for the upgraded road. Mr. Neumeister stated the applicants want the option oflooking at precast material for the construction of the building but the City would want some type of color variations and accents. 0 Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes -January 2,2007 Page 3 Commissioner Knight stated if they agree to precast, what will happen if someone else asks for this type of material. Commissioner Jacobson stated he would be willing to look at precast tip ups. Commissioner Knight stated if they allow this, they have to prepare themselves for everyone else asking for their own standards. Commissioner Trude thought the retail standards are different than light industrial standards. Commissioner Orttel stated the applicant would still need to meet the City's architectural design. Mr. Dickinson indicated this is correct. President Gamache wondered if there will be a cross access agreement between the properties. He wondered if the parking areas will meet. Mr. Neumeister thought they would want to put into the agreements some sort of cross access agreement between the properties. He indicated the funeral home has indicated they do not want to give up thirty feet for a cross access. The Commission thought they should make an outside loop road to the east of the properties for the remaining lots. Commissioner Trude thought they should have a cross easement agreement for worker access. 0 MOTION by Jacobson, Seconded by Knight, to direct the City Attorney to prepare a purchase agreement and send to the buyer for a signature with the changes discussed. Commissioner Trude wanted the applicant to work with staff regarding the large truck access and worker access. Mr. Nowak asked since this is light industrial, are there any excessive noises or odors. The applicant indicated there are not any. Motion carried unanimously. TIF CASH FLOW PRESENTATION During the discussion of the 2007 EDA Budget, the EDA expressed an interest in wanting to review the tax increment district cash flows for district l-l and 1-2. These are the districts that are facilitating the development in the Andover Station area. President Gamache thought this gave them the option to help out a business where needed, like a restaurant in the area. Mr. Dickinson stated they do have a business subsidy policy in place. 0 Commissioner Trude thought they should get sidewalks in so they have as many connections as possible on this site. She stated Hanson Boulevard is a busy street and should have a trail or sidewalk on both sides of the street as far as they can. Mr. Dickinson indicated this would be County Right-Of-Way along Hanson by the substation. 0 Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes - January 2, 2007 Page 4 Mr. Nowak thought in 2007 the EDA has to do something about the center dividing lane on Bunker between Andover Station North and South. He thought it looks terrible and it should be upgraded to look nice. Mr. Dickinson stated they discussed this with the two associations and they do not want to contribute any costs to fix this. Mr. Berkowitz stated they need to go to the County Highway Department and to the associations to see if they want to contribute annually to maintenance and then the City would keep it up. UPDATE ON EDA ACTIVITIES Community Development Director Neumeister updated the Commission on EDA activities. Potential Redevelopment Project - Mr. Neumeister stated they have talked to Chuck Peterson of Kottke's Bus Service to discuss the options that they have if the Council does not want the rolloff dumpster business. He stated they discussed looking at a land swap with Eddie's Auto Body. This would take away the blight of the area because the EDA could not afford to buy Eddie's outright and remove the business all together. 0 President Gamache stated with Eddie's Auto Body, they do not have the early start time which is what they were concerned with the rolloffs. The Commission thought if the two businesses are willing to work together, they would look at this further. OTHER BUSINESS There was none. Motion by Trude, Seconded by Jacobson, to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 6:58 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Susan Osbeck, Recording Secretary 0